Justifying a Standard of Death

Author(s)

Michael MilhimFollow

Abstract

There are three major positions in the legal definition of death debate: the cardio-pulmonary standard, the whole-brain standard, and the higher-brain standard. Prominent arguments for each standard appeal to a theory of human persistence. I’ll contend that these arguments fail for two reasons: the metaphysical underpinnings of the arguments are not decisive, and even if they are decisive, they may not be the right policy to enact. The later of these is more practically important than the former.

Department

Philosophy

Major

Journalism

First Advisor

Christian Coons

First Advisor Department

Philosophy

Second Advisor

James Foust

Second Advisor Department

Journalism and Public Relations

Publication Date

Winter 1-15-2018

Repository Citation

Milhim, Michael, "Justifying a Standard of Death" (2018). Honors Projects. 371.
https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/honorsprojects/371